01x05 - Wild Intuition

[bunniefuu]

[hisses]

[both gasp]

Hey, sorry.

[YURI] A cat?

Oh! So you know

what cats are, then?

But do you like 'em?

[YURI] Uh

They're okay, I guess.

It's good enough.

See? Everyone knows cats.

Shut up.

I know what they are.

It's just that

they're considered

a luxury on my planet,

so I've never seen one

in real life before.

Is, um

Is it attached to your neck?

[man chuckles] What,

is it weirding you out?

Body mods are pretty common

in most parts

of the galaxy these days.

But you gotta admit,

you don't see ones

like yours every day.

[laughs] That's fair.

Plus, you know,

this isn't really the end result

I'm going for either.

It's a halfway point.

Anyway, you're Yuri, right?

- Chipie.

- And I'm Comet.

[CHIPIE] Nice to meet ya.

[YURI] Seems like

every time I loop,

there's someone new on board.

How many different people

am I gonna have to meet?

[opening theme song playing]

[SETSU] All right,

let's start the meeting.

A total of eight people

have escaped onto the ship.

And two among us

are Gnosia infectees.

Do I have that right, LeVi?

[LEVI] Yes, that is correct.

And we gotta find 'em?

How the heck

are we supposed to do that?

[RACIO] Well, first,

we should confirm

whether there's

an engineer on board.

The ability to

single someone out

and determine if they're Gnosia

might be useful in finding

said Gnosia, don't you think?

[LEVI] One engineer credential

has been issued.

All right.

Would you like to come forward?

The engineer role

is not so different

from the duties

of a shrine maiden.

I shall uncover the Gnosia

for all of your sakes.

[YURI] Yuriko is the engineer ?

Wait! Um, so I should be

the only engineer on board.

Why is this happening?

Huh?!

Do we have two of 'em?

[SETSU] No.

Only one has been appointed.

Which means

one of them is lying to us

through their teeth.

Lying?

But why would you lie

about that?

[YURI] Because

the Gnosia benefit

from whatever

confusion they cause.

If the real engineer

goes unopposed,

then the Gnosia have no defense.

So,

you're saying if one of them

is the real engineer,

then the other

has to be a Gnosia?

Don't act foolishly.

Have some faith in me.

It's clear who you should trust

and who is misleading you.

Yuri, I swear to you,

I'm not infected!

[YURI] One of them

is the real engineer

and one of them is a fake.

If we can concentrate

our votes in one direction

[RACIO] We have a 50% chance

of putting the Gnosia

into cold sleep.

That's what you're thinking,

isn't it?

[YURI] Huh?

[laughs] I hit the nail

on the head.

Well, am I wrong?

No, you're quite correct.

However,

the problem remains

that should we hasten to decide,

we also have a 50% chance of

sacrificing the real engineer.

Hmm.

[RACIO] There is but one

engineer among the eight of us.

If we lose them, our ability

to identify the Gnosia

would suffer a great loss.

Not to mention,

we'd never know for sure

if the one who remains

is legitimate.

There will always be some

who believe what they say

and some who don't.

Which will lead to infighting,

exactly what the Gnosia want.

So you see,

sending either one of them

to cold sleep

well, that would

be a double-edged sword.

Okay.

So you're saying we shouldn't

vote for either of them?

I wouldn't, at least.

We'll have plenty of

opportunity to find the faker.

They can't hide forever.

You can count on it.

Okay.

That's fine for now.

But we really

shouldn't waste much time.

Otherwise the Gnosia are gonna

chomp the real ones

during the warp.

You're not wrong.

The Gnosia are in cahoots.

So they know

which one is the real engineer.

[laughs] Try using

your heads for once.

The one thing we know for sure

is that whoever

the Gnosia choose to eliminate

are 100% guaranteed human.

The Gnosia would never dare

to attack one of their own.

Wait.

I don't get it.

[RACIO] If an engineer

fell to a Gnosia attack,

it would confirm them as human,

thus confirming them

as the real engineer.

And therefore

[YURI] The other person

claiming to be the engineer

would be confirmed

to be a Gnosia.

You see, they won't choose

to attack the real one lightly.

Good. Sounds like

we're all finally up to speed.

That took long enough.

Curse your inferior intellect.

It's exhausting.

Jina, any thoughts?

Not really.

But I understand

the logic at least.

[LEVI] Your time is up.

We will now

begin the voting process.

[mechanical whirring]

[YURI] Everything Racio said

was logically sound.

Till now, I assumed they'd

always found me suspicious

based on

a bad first impression.

But they just logically choose

whoever has the highest

chance of being a Gnosia

given whatever information

they have in that moment.

[LEVI] You may now

cast your votes.

Who is the Gnosia?

[gasps]

Ah

[LEVI] The next

to enter cold sleep is

Jina.

I see.

Well, I imagine

I'll dream of you all.

[mechanical thudding]

[CHIPIE] Man. Can't say

this sits right with me.

[SETSU] This is how

it has to be, unfortunately.

Every meeting, someone

will end up down here.

Yeah. But, like,

why'd it have to be Jina?

It just feels bad.

It's not like she was

doing anything suspicious.

I know what you mean.

I felt the same way.

I get that. It seems heartless.

But Jina was the safest choice.

[YURI] Huh?

[CHIPIE] Why is that?

[SETSU] The Gnosia,

by nature, are always lying.

Always pretending to be human.

Right.

[SETSU] They're afraid

of someone seeing through them,

of being caught

in a contradiction

or being seen

in opposition to everyone else.

So, what, the quiet ones

are automatically suspicious?

It's not a hard and fast rule.

But the less

you contribute in a meeting,

the more it will seem

like you're hiding

from the discussion.

It's not exactly

a winning strategy

for anyone

trying to stay awake.

Talking too much is bad.

And so is not talking enough.

Man, does this suck or what?

[sighs, grunts]

I'm gonna go run for a bit

to clear my head.

So, uh, where's the gym at?

Huh?

- Uh

- Whoa!

Now, that's what

I'm talking about!

Far cry from

the gym on the cargo ship.

- The cargo ship?

- Yeah.

What? I didn't tell you?

That's what I was

doing for work before this.

Stopped in Liu-An,

and now I'm here.

You know, Comet was

on the boat as a stowaway.

Was she really?

[COMET] Hey! You said

you'd keep quiet about that!

Oh! I didn't know

you were in here.

But it's Yuri.

They're not gonna tell.

Yeah. Better not.

Though I'm probably

not in any danger here.

[CHIPIE] This gym

is crazy, right?

I'm just here to take a shower.

So it's all yours.

But somehow, I knew I was

gonna run into you two here.

Well, you're

as intuitive as ever.

Hey, dude.

Mind holding on to this for me?

[running]

[YURI] I guess

the cat needs exercise too.

Hmm?

Huh?

[gasps]

[COMET] Uh, what?

Your tattoos.

- Oh, this?

- [gasps]

It's not a tattoo.

It's actually

a kind of microorganism.

A symbiotic slime mold.

[YURI] Symbiotic slime mold?

It is pretty cool looking.

Just be careful if you touch it.

It's harmless

as long as it's on her body.

But it'll k*ll you

if it migrates.

[exclaims]

Hmm.

My planet's pretty deadly.

k*ller environment.

It's not just the mold,

but that's a big part of it.

Natives like me are left alone

for the first few years

after birth

so that we and the mold

can get used to each other.

It's kind of

like a rite of passage

to see who gets to keep living.

We acclimate to the stuff,

but that's also why we

can't legally travel off world.

Which is why I had to

help smuggle her out.

I'm basically

the hero of the story.

[grumbles] Please

get over yourself.

Remember,

it's because of my contacts

that you were able

to get the cat surgery.

Oh, I remember.

If you get busted, so do I.

I had to get

something out of it.

How do you feel, by the way?

Uh, not too bad overall.

And now that

we're stuck in this mess,

I'll have to stay

like this for a while.

And I was so close.

[chuckles] Eventually,

Chipie is gonna be all cat.

Mm, really?

Me-yep!

That's his dream, apparently.

Isn't that weird?

[CHIPIE] It's not

that weird, is it?

Back me up here.

Oh.

Well, I guess

it's not a bad idea.

- Right?!

- [gasps]

I grew up surrounded by cats

and felt weird being human.

So, feline-ification

has always been a goal of mine.

This is step one.

My brain will get

used to the body, then

Then you'll transfer it over?

It's kind of amazing, isn't it?

He saved up all the money

and really committed to it.

[CHIPIE] That's what

you do for your dreams.

Like you, right?

You ran 'cause you

wanna captain your own ship.

So, that's why.

Hmm.

Oh, f*ck!

Keep this a secret

from the others.

I get self-conscious.

[LEVI] 10 minutes remain

until warp commences.

Guess it's time

to put ourselves to bed then.

Later.

Hope we all see

each other tomorrow.

Yeah.

[door slides]

Do you want me to walk with you

down to your room, Comet?

No.

You don't have to.

But let me look at you.

You're like fuzzy.

What? How so?

It's hard to get

a read on you, you know.

Something about you

seems like a lie.

[gasps]

Like, you think I'm a Gnosia?

Um, I'm not really sure.

Yeah, I'm just gonna go to bed.

Anyway, see ya.

[YURI] Progress.

[screaming]

[door opens]

Yuri.

We lost Racio?

[LEVI] Correct. I am unable

to detect their presence.

It's obvious this would happen.

They ran their mouth

entirely too much yesterday,

which made them

the prime target for the Gnosia.

[LEVI] Would you like

to begin the meeting?

Please.

We're ready.

First, I have

something to report.

I kept this to myself,

but no more.

I have doctor credentials.

Doctor?

[LEVI] It does appear

that one doctor credential

has been issued.

Would anyone like to step

forward and dispute this claim?

No takers?

Then I'll continue.

Last night, I examined Jina

for a Gnosia response,

and the result was clear.

She was, in fact, human.

We made a mistake.

Hang on. Setsu.

What does the doctor do?

Apologies.

I should've been more clear.

The doctor is able to access

the ship's medical equipment

to see if the person

who was put into cold sleep

the day before

is human or Gnosia.

It's similar

to the engineer's capabilities,

the difference being

that the doctor's examination

is performed after the fact.

If we use information available

from both and do so wisely,

it should help

narrow down suspects.

Interesting.

Rewind.

I don't see how

finding out Jina was human

is useful at all

in this situation.

It's not immediately useful.

Although, with her

and Racio cleared,

at the very least,

we can confirm

that there are still two Gnosia

hiding among the six of us.

And of those two,

one is claiming

to be the engineer.

Either me or Stella.

Therefore,

the other must be

one of the four of you.

Indeed.

And that's what

we must extrapolate from.

[YURI] Well, I can start.

Stella and Yuriko each have

a 50% chance of being Gnosia,

while the rest of us

each have a 25% chance.

The odds are different,

so we all need to agree

on which group to prioritize.

I keep thinking

about what Racio said,

how it would be a bad idea to

eliminate an engineer and all.

Totally. So should we not vote

for one of them today either?

No, we have to.

Otherwise, we set ourselves

up for failure.

Someone's about to

go to cold sleep,

and someone will be

attacked during the warp.

So if we guess wrong

[SETSU] There will be

an equal number

of crew and Gnosia,

and they'll take the ship.

Um

I have a report

to make before we continue.

Is that all right?

Yes, of course.

Go ahead, Stella.

[STELLA] As engineer,

I must make it known

that I detected irregularities

in my subject's

dimensional waves.

So, as much as

I hate to say it

Chipie has been infected.

- Come on.

- [cat hisses]

[gasps]

[YURIKO] I shall reveal

the results of my investigation.

Setsu showed

no trace of Gnosia infection.

A truly insignificant being.

[SETSU] Thanks for that.

Well, now what?

One of them is lying,

but we're still no closer

to figuring out who it is.

We're not. You're right.

Although,

this does confirm for us

that Setsu

is the real doctor, at least.

Hmm? How do you think?

[YURI] Let's assume

Yuriko is the real engineer

and take her result

at face value.

That means Setsu is human.

[COMET] I mean, I get that.

[YURI] But if we assume

Stella is the real engineer

and take her result as true,

that means Chipie is a Gnosia,

making Yuriko

the fake engineer

and the other Gnosia.

Besides those two,

everyone left is human.

So in either scenario,

Setsu is clear.

Makes sense.

- [cat meows]

- [Chipie] So,

Yuriko or Stella?

Which one's the Gnosia?

[YURI] Think.

Why did Yuriko choose Setsu?

Why'd Stella choose Chipie?

There has to be a reason.

Some kind of hint.

So, as much

as I hate to say it,

Chipie has been infected.

- Come on.

- [cat hisses]

[Yuri gasps] That's it!

I would say

Yuriko is suspicious.

Oh?

Please continue.

I was wondering,

if Yuriko

and Stella were Gnosia,

what's the most likely way

they'd try to trick us?

Yuriko reported

that Setsu was human,

but that was only

after Setsu announced

that they were the doctor.

We shouldn't

rule out the possibility

that she used

that information

to seem more trustworthy.

And as for Stella,

she said flat out

that Chipie is Gnosia.

[YURIKO] Don't be so naive.

What reason does she have

to suspect him?

She wants to take over theship

by eliminating an innocent.

Her intentions

are crystal clear.

- [YURI] Stella?

- Yes.

[YURI] Why did you choose

to investigate Chipie?

Could you elaborate?

Well, first, I decided I would

rather not investigate Yuriko,

even if she is a Gnosia.

At best, it would

confirm the obvious.

And at worst,

I would appear reactionary.

Someone explain.

The real engineer

would know the other is a fake

without having to

look into them.

And being defensive appears

like you're hiding something.

'Kay

So, what'd you check me for?

Well, I--

I don't know.

Do you see that?

She has no coherent answer.

Though,

I actually think

that's the proper reaction.

Humans don't have

that much info to work with.

It would appear you're not

the little lamb

I took you for, Yuri.

Now it's your turn.

What made you decide on Setsu?

[chuckles] It's simple.

They are the narrator,

presiding over

and directing our meetings.

That's more than enough reason

to investigate them first.

- Is it not?

- [COMET] That is true.

The tide of these meetings

could change dramatically

depending on

whether or not Setsu is human.

Where has all your spirit gone?

Perhaps it's time

for you to raise the white flag.

Not just yet.

Your reasoning

is indeed sound, sure.

- But that doesn't make it true.

- [Yuriko scoffs]

That explanation

was awfully rehearsed.

It sounds to me

like you prepared that

from the beginning.

Going with

the safest possible option

to avoid putting

a target on your own back.

Meaning?

Well, just think about it.

Say that Stella is a human.

By claiming

that anyone is a Gnosia

she's at risk of retaliation.

Oh, that is true.

Ah, sorry, I'm not following.

[SETSU] If you declare

in a meeting

that a crewmate is a Gnosia,

you've instantly made

that person your enemy.

[YURI] Exactly.

Since Stella claims

to be the engineer,

she's already

made an enemy of Yuriko,

the other supposed engineer.

And now, she's made Chipie

her enemy on top of that.

With only six of us left,

why do something that guarantees

two votes against her?

If Stella were a Gnosia,

there would be no point

in taking a huge swing like that

and risk being voted out,

when she could just lie

all she wanted.

- You believe me! [laughs]

- [gasps]

You fool.

You've averted your eyes

from the truth in front of you

and blindly accepted

an assumption.

That doesn't sound

like a real argument.

It sounds more

like you're panicking.

[YURI] If we send a human

into cold sleep right now,

then first thing

after the warp,

we'll have two Gnosia

and two humans.

At that point, it's game over.

[LEVI] Voting has ended

with six valid votes.

100% of all eligible crew.

The votes will now be tallied.

It has been decided.

The next enter cold sleep

is Yuriko.

Foolish humans.

Well, no way around it.

I bid you farewell.

So, did we make

the correct decision?

No point

in hiding it any longer.

Hmm. Figure it out.

It's much more fun that way,

don't you agree?

Pay attention, child.

Uh Who, me?

It has been said,

across space-time,

there are infinite worlds

and possibilities.

I have a feeling that one day,

another version of you

and another version of me

will meet again.

I will hope for it.

[hissing, mechanical whirring]

[CHIPIE] Hey.

[YURI] Chipie.

I suppose this is a checkmate.

Yeah, you're a sharp one.

Wanna wrap this up?

[SETSU] Tomorrow,

when I examine Yuriko

and determine

that she was a Gnosia,

it will confirm that Stella

is the real engineer.

Which means

Stella's report

that I'm a Gnosia

will also be confirmed.

Yep. No avoiding it.

[gasps]

I figured that I could

just eliminate Setsu tonight

and it'd work out

for me somehow.

But with Yuri here,

it would just lead

to the very same resolution.

Really well played today.

- See ya.

- [cat hisses]

Sorry, bud.

You don't deserve this.

Chipie.

It's kind of strange.

I've never needed

all that much before.

Eating, sleeping, surviving,

becoming a cat.

I would have guessed

that being a Gnosia

would change that, but no.

Well, I'm out of here.

And as for you guys,

don't waste the lives

you've just won.

[sighs]

[footsteps departing]

Wait a second!

Hmm?

I'm sorry.

[chuckles]

You don't need to apologize.

I want to, though.

There was nothing I could do

for you this time,

but I

I get another chance.

It just doesn't feel

What are you talking about?

Never mind. I just hope

[meows]

[CHIPIE] Huh?

- [meows]

- [chuckles]

He said, "Good luck."

Thanks.

[digital whirring]

[LEVI] The Gnosia presence

has been eliminated.

We both still have

a long way to go, don't we?

See you next time.

Yeah.

[groaning softly]

What the

Are we not gathering

in the main control room today?

- [wind blowing]

- [gasps]

[gasps softly]

Mm?

[closing theme song playing]